Tactics
Tue, Dec 5, 2023
Indian Twitter accounts exploit Mideast conflict to attack journalist
Accounts potentially coordinated to portray journalist Barkha Dutt as a security threat to Israel and urged action against her
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Nontransparent network of pro-opposition Polish Facebook pages coordinates its attacks
Network pushed similar or identical pro-opposition and anti-ruling party content, often in a way by which their coordination, authenticity, and provenance was obscured
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Pro-government Twitter accounts targeted head of Egyptian Engineers Syndicate
Suspicious accounts used duplicated content to attack syndicate head Tarek el-Nabarawy
Wed, Oct 18, 2023
Network of South Asian Twitter accounts spreading Israel-Palestine war disinfo
Accounts exhibiting signs of coordination amplify divisive copypasta targeting both sides of the conflict
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Former Jordan MP promotes anti-LGBTQ+ Twitter campaign
Escalation in anti-LGBTQ+ activity takes place as Jordan adopts draconian amendments to cybercrime law
by Dina Sadek
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
Russian War Report: Tensions escalate in the Black Sea as the Russian navy forcefully inspects a civilian cargo ship
Russia escalated tensions beyond Ukraine again this week when its navy forcibly inspected and fired warning shots at a civilian cargo ship.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Cross-platform kompromat campaign targets detained activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and several female Azerbaijani activists
Kompromat campaign against Azerbaijani activists disseminated on Telegram and amplified on other platforms
Fri, Jul 7, 2023
Russian War Report: Russian conspiracy alleges false flag at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Allegations of a supposedly US and Ukraine-planned false flag operation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant spread across social media ahead of the NATO Summit.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Jul 6, 2023
Egyptian human rights defender repeatedly targeted by suspicious Twitter networkÂ
Campaign attempted to harass and discredit activist Gamal Eid
Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin: A history of violence and propaganda around the world
Yevgeny Prigozhin captured global attention with his mutiny in Russia; the DFRLab has tracked his efforts around the world for over half a decade.
Fri, Jun 23, 2023
Russian War Report: Wagner attempts to draft gamers as drone pilots
Russian PMC Wagner Group is encouraging gamers to apply to serve as drone pilots in the war against Ukraine while Ukrainian forces advance on the eastern front.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Anti-Taiwan influence operation shows shift in tactics
Inauthentic assets amplified content to more than 1,300 Facebook groups, with the apparent goal of dividing Taiwanese society and undermining its democracy
by Feng-Kai Lin
